Hal Smith

Actor
BirthdayAug 24, 1916 (78 years old)
DeathdayJan 28, 1994
Place of birthPetoskey, Michigan, USA
GenderMale

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Harold John "Hal" Smith (August 24, 1916 – January 28, 1994) was an American character actor and voice actor. Smith is best known as Otis Campbell, the town drunk on The Andy Griffith Show, and was the voice of many characters on various animated cartoon shorts. He is also known to radio listeners as John Avery Whittaker on Adventures in Odyssey. Smith is often wrongly given credit for the writing of the movie It Came from Beneath the Sea, as well as ten other produced feature films. The true co-writer of those movies is Harold Jacob Smith, who wrote as "Hal Smith" until 1958. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hal Smith (actor),  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Philippe (voice)

Oct 22, 1991

Slob Elephant (uncredited)

Oct 18, 1967

Man in Santa Claus Suit (uncredited)

Jun 21, 1960

Moe (voice)

Nov 21, 1986

Owl (voice)

Mar 11, 1977

Goofy - Jacob Marley's Ghost / Collector for the Poor #1 (voice)

Oct 19, 1983

Neighbor (voice), Announcer / Dan / Boxx / Colonel / Seller / Dinosaur (voice), Butcher / Patron / Announcer (voice), Knuckles Stickazora (voice), Announcer (voice), Radio Announcer (voice), Cop / Guy #2 / Charlie (voice), Tumbleweed / Manager / Attendant / Bronk / Chet (voice), A.A. Carborundum / Photographer #2 / Kid (voice), Mr. Hardrock / Ambassador / Fireman / Man #3 (voice), Soda Jerk / Referee / Announcer (voice), Tex (voice), Mushrocks (voice), Will / Cop (voice), Scout / Pa / Red (voice), Sportscaster (voice), Announcer / Cop #2 (voice), Teammate / Rocket #1 / Guy #2 / Voice #2 (voice), Rock Roll (voice), Peddler / Emcee / Guard (voice), Orville / Tex / Boy / Clerk (voice), Mr. Berger / Cat / Orderly / Driver / Bailiff (voice), Holdup Man / Harvey / Guy #3 / Chief / Sonny (voice), Joe Rockhead / Cat / Phonograph Bird (voice), Father / Cop #2 / Announcer #1 / Doris / Boy / Fiendish (voice), Creepers / Horace / Giggles (voice), Santa Claus (voice), Irving Pinecone / General / Bird #2 (voice), Uncle Tex / Carmen / Dinosaur / Pilot / Cow (voice), Lawn Mower / Head #2 / Rocky / Rover / Kid / Gummo (voice)

Sep 30, 1960

Big Ben (voice), The Phantom / Bluestone the Great (voice), Cosgood Creeps / Green Ghosts (voice), The Headless Specter / Asa Shanks / Phony Phantom (voice), Farmer (voice), Mr. Greenway (voice)

Sep 13, 1969

Gyro Gearloose / Flintheart Glomgold (voice)

Sep 18, 1987

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Dec 13, 1972

(voice), Beta Ranch Manager (voice)

Sep 23, 1962

Judge Harvey Saunders

Sep 18, 1964

Mayor of Boracho

Jul 1, 1965

Sep 6, 1991

Owl (voice)

Sep 10, 1988

Nogum (voice), Abbot Costello (voice)

Sep 14, 1985

Jan 30, 1961

Joe Magee (voice)

Sep 9, 1990

Hans Spear

Sep 17, 1965

Philippe (voice)

Oct 22, 1991

Slob Elephant (uncredited)

Oct 18, 1967

Man in Santa Claus Suit (uncredited)

Jun 21, 1960

Moe (voice)

Nov 21, 1986

Owl (voice)

Mar 11, 1977

Goofy - Jacob Marley's Ghost / Collector for the Poor #1 (voice)

Oct 19, 1983

Acting


Participated in 115 movies, 71 TV series

2011

(voice) (archive footage)




2000

Additional Voices (voice)


2000

Additional Voices (voice) (archive footage)


1999

Owl (voice) (uncredited)



1994

Owl (archive footage) (voice)


1993

Santa Claus (voice)


1993

Boris (voice)


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